Tforce4 sli bios setup i bios setup....................................................................................... 1 1 main menu .....................................................................................................................3 2 standard cmos features ......................
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 1 bios setup introduction this manual discussed award™ setup program built into the rom bios. The setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed ram so that it retains the ...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 2 pci bus support this award bios also supports version 2.1 of the intel pci (peripheral component interconnect) local bus specification. Dram support ddr sdram (double data rate synchronous dram) are supported. Supported cpus this award bios supports ...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 3 1 main menu once you enter award bios™ cmos setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. The main menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-me...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 4 power management setup this submenu allows you to configure the power management features. Pnp/pci configurations this submenu allows you to configure certain “plug and play” and pci options. Pc health status this submenu allows you to monitor the ha...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 5 exit without saving abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Integrate flashing program this is a very safe way to upgrade bios. By pressing “enter” key for three ti...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 6 2 standard cmos features the items in standard cmos setup menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 7 main menu selections this table shows the selections that you can make on the main menu. Item options description date mm : dd : yy set the system date. Note that the ‘day’ automatically changes when you set the date. Time hh : mm : ss set the system...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 8 item options description halt on all errors no errors all, but keyboard all, but diskette all, but disk/ key select the situation in which you want the bios to stop the post process and notify you. Base memory n/a displays the amount of conventional ...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 9 3 advanced bios features figure 3. Advanced bios setup cache setup these bios attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected in these items. Cpu internal cache depending on the cpu/chipset in use, you may be able to inc...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 10 external cache this option enables or disables “level 2” secondary cache on the cpu, which may improve performance. The choices: enabled (default) enable cache. Disabled disable cache. Boot seq & floppy setup hard disk boot priority these bios attem...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 11 first/ second/ third/ boot other device these bios attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The choices: floppy, ls120, hdd-0, scsi, cdrom, hdd-1, hdd-2, hdd-3, zip100, lan, disabled. Swap floppy...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 12 typematic rate (chars/sec) sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down. The choices: 6 (default), 8,10,12,15,20,24,30. Typematic delay (msec) sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 13 4 advanced chipset features this submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as dram. It also coordinates communications wi...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 14 sse/sse2 instructions the choices: enabled (default), disabled. System bios cacheable selecting the “disabled ” option allows caching of the system bios rom at f0000h-fffffh which can improve system performance. However, any programs writing to this...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 15 5 integrated peripherals figure 5. Integrated peripherals ide function setup if you highlight the literal “press enter” next to the “ide function setup” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options: onchi...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 16 primary / secondary /master / slave pio the ide pio (programmed input / output) fields let you set a pio mode (0-4) for each of the ide devices that the onboard ide interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 will increased performance progressively. In auto m...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 17 raid config raid enable the choices: disabled (default),enabled. Onboard device onchip usb this option should be enabled if your system has a usb installed on the system board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance co...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 18 usb mouse support enables support for usb attached mouse. The choices: disabled (default), enabled ac97 audio this option allows you to control the onboard ac97 audio. The choices: auto (default), disabled. Mac lan this option allows you to change t...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 19 onboard serial port 1 select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. The choices: disabled, 3f8/irq4 (default), 2f8/irq3, 3e8/irq4, 2e8/irq3, auto. Onboard ir function the choices: disabled (default), enabled. U...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 20 6 power management setup the power management setup menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power management setup acpi function this item displays the status of the advance...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 21 hdd power down = 15 min max. Power saving maximum power management only available for sl cpu’s. Suspend mode = 1 min. Hdd power down = 1 min. User define (default) allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the ranges are f...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 22 usb resume from s3 the choices: disabled (default), enabled. Power-on by alarm when you select enabled, an alarm returns the system to full on state. The choices: disabled (default), enabled. Amd k8 cool’n’ quiet control this function supports amd c...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 23 7 pnp/pci configurations this section describes configuring the pci bus system. Pci, or personal computer interconnect, is a system which allows i/o devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the cpu itself uses when communicating with its ow...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 24 resources controlled by by choosing “auto(escd)” (default), the system bios will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative irq and dma channel for each peripheral.By choosing “manual”, the user will need to assign irq & dma f...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 25 8 pc health status a、 、 、 、figure 8. Pc health status chassis open warning this item allows you to enable or disable chassis open warning beep. The choices: disabled (default), enabled. Shutdown temperature this item allows you to set up the cpu shu...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 26 cpu temperature this field displays the current temperature of the cpu. Current cpu fan speed this field displays the current speed of cpu fan. Current sys fan speed this field displays the current speed system fan. B 、 、 、 、 figure 8. Pc health sta...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 27 cpu fan off ℃ > if the cpu temperature is lower than the set value, fan will turn off. The choices: 16 (default). Cpu fan start℃ ℃ ℃ ℃> cpu fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. The choices: 32(default). Cpu fan ful...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 28 9 over clock navigator engine automate overclock system a.O.S. Is designed for beginners in overclock field. Based on many test and experiments from bet, a.O.S. Provide 3 default overclock configurations that are able to raise the system performance.
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 29 v6 tech engine: v8 tech engine this setting will raise about 15%~25% of whole system performance..
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 30 v12 tech engine this setting will raise about 25%~30% of whole system performance. Cautions: 1. Not all types of amd cpu perform above overclock setting ideally; the difference will be based on the selected cpu model. 2. From bet experiment, the ath...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 31 cpu voltage this item allows you to select cpu voltage control. The choices: startup (default),1.725v,1.700v,1.675v,1.650v,1.625v,1.600v etc. Nb/sb voltage regulator the choices:1.52v(default),1.60v,1.68v,1.76v. Memory voltage the choices:2.60v(defa...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 32 dram configuration timing mode ddr timing setting by spd or item. The choices: auto (default), manual. Cas# latency(tcl) this field specify the cas# latency, i.E. Cas# to read data valid. The choices: cl=2.5(default), cl=3.0, cl=2.0, min ras# active...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 33 integated memory test integated memory test allows users to test memory compatibilities, and no extra devices or software are needed. Step 1: the default setting under this item is “disable”, the condition should be change into “enable” to proceed t...
Tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 tforce4 sli sli sli sli 34 10 cmos reload program(c.R.P.) it allows users to save different cmos settings into bios-rom. Users are able to reload any saved cmos setting to change system configurations. Moreover, users are able to save ideal overclock setting when under overcl...
